Ballone Castle was built in 1590 on the cliff edge above the raised beach, and has dramatic views out across the Moray Firth. The Dunbars from Morayshire built the original Z plan castle which was extended in 1623 by the MacKenzies to create a brew house and bakery. After the 1745 rebellion, it was soon roofless and by the mid-19th century had lost most of its fine details.It was bought in 1990 by Lachlan and Annie Stewart who set about restoring it as their family home, creating a fusion of authentic medieval with ANTA's 21st century Scottish contemporary aesthetic.

There will be guided tours every 40 minutes which don't need to be booked in advance. The gardens will also be open.

For more information, visit www.anta.co.uk or call 01862 832477.

email: sales@anta.co.uk

]]> A harled, T-plan Kirk, the body built around 1750 with the north aisle added in 1833 by William McCandlish. The west gable has a pyramid-topped bellcote. The windows were given their present round-headed appearance in 1886. The interior is remarkable for the timber roof, with the diagonal trusses meeting in a central pendant. The stained glass west window depicting Christ the Lord of All is dated 1928 and is by Gordon Webster. The graveyard has an early 18th-century table-stone commemorating the Covenanting martyr Robert Grierson. Statue and plaque in churchyard commemorate Sir Walter Scott’s ‘Old Mortality’, who came from Balmaclellan. Crimean war memorial in churchyard – earliest civic war memorial in Scotland.

]]> Visit this workshop in the beautiful Glenkens to discover how contemporary and traditional clogs are made by hand. Godfrey Smith has recently made clogs on commission for the National Museum of Scotland but also makes leather boots, shoes and sandals. There is also a small display of historic footwear.

]]> The monument on Balmashanner Hill, known locally as “Bummie”, was built in 1920/1. A plaque above the entrance reads ‘Their name liveth for evermore. Erected in Memory of the men of Forfar and District who fell in the Great War 1914-18’. There’s also a roll call plaque on the wall inside. The building was dedicated by Queen Mary on the 11th September, 1921 and comprises a square tower, with battlements and turret, built from local sandstone. It is a listed building, designed by T R Soutar, architect and constructed by Alexander Adamson and David Stewart.

On a clear day there are excellent views over Forfar, surrounding farmland, and the Valley of Strathmore to the Braes of Angus beyond. Nearby stands an indicator which gives the names and heights of the nearby hills and mountains.

]]> Balmore Water Treatment Plant is the largest treatment plant in Scotland. Opened as recently as 7th July 2000 by HRH The Duke of York, Balmore treats water from Loch Lomond for supply to parts of North Lanarkshire, the Falkirk and Grangemouth area, and West Lothian.

]]> After many years of dereliction and close to the threat of demolition, Balnain House has been restored as a resource centre of Highland music. Originally built in 1726, it was the home of the Frasers of Balnain. It is an unusual survival of a regular fronted house of the period.

]]> A fine late-15th-century tower-house that underwent a luxurious makeover in the 16th century to become a courtyard palace. Built by the Murrays of Balvaird, who became the Earls of Mansfield, it was their principle seat until 1658 when they moved to Scone. The L-shaped towerhouse had deteriorated into a ruinous state by the 19th century and in 1974 was taken into care by Historic Scotland's predecessor.

]]> Eye Revolution.
Balvenie is a Speyside single-malt distillery which was founded in 1886 by William Grant. The first distillation took place on 1 May 1893. Balvenie is one of the only distilleries in Scotland with its own malting floor. The distillery is located near the ruined Balvenie Castle, which was built in the twelfth century with extension made in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The tour consists of seven 360º images taken from different spots around the distillery ground. The image are located in the bottom left corner. Accessibility note: There is no wheelchair access to the building. On tours walking is required and there are steps.]]> Balvenie is one of the only distilleries in Scotland with its own malting floor.
The distillery is located near the ruined Balvenie Castle, which was built in the twelfth century with extension made in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
The tour consists of seven 360º images taken from different spots around the distillery ground. The image are located in the bottom left corner.
Accessibility note: There is no wheelchair access to the building. On tours walking is required and there are steps.]]>

Banchory Fire Station gave a chance for members of the public to see inside the station, view the equipment and meet station personnel who will be able to explain what the equipment is and what it is used for.

]]> The church is built with pink and white granite from local quarries which belonged to Sir Robert Burnett. It is built in the early English style and is a category C listed building. It's principal feature is a tower 18 feet square rising to a height of 70 feet and then terminating in a slated tower roof making the total height 100 feet. The south end of the church has a gothic triple window and the east and west sides are flanked by buttresses and on the north side behind the pulpit there is a circular window. the original pews on the ground floor were replaced by moveable seating following a major refurbishment in 2013 although the gallery stills has pews to accommodate 200 worshippers. There has been an organ in the sanctuary since 1894. the sanctuary now has superb lighting and the modernised halls, kitchens and toilets provide an excellent facility for use by the local community. There has been a clock in the church tower since 1885 although the current clock was installed in 1969.

]]> A traditional farm steading, adapted for use as a working brewery and distillery. No actual brewing will be taking place for safety reasons, but visitors wil see the whole brewing and distilling process, as well as try a small sample of beer fresh from the tanks.

http://www.deesidebrewery.co.uk/

]]> This Georgian building by John Adam, was constructed on part of the site of the original medieval Castle, of which parts of two walls and a good length of the moat can be seen, north of the present building.

Built for the Seafield family, it is a classical three storey, five window block with a tall pavilion roof. It was planned as the dower house for Mary, dowager Countess of Findlater, and continued as a private house well into the 20th century. There are flanking two storey pavilions that have been restored, and there are plans to restore the curving link wall to the western pavilion. The porch is a later addition and the cupola over the well was built in 1926. There are interesting interiors, especially on the first floor.

The grounds afford spectacular views across Banff Bay.

Image (c) www.scran.ac.uk

]]> As it proclaims on its frontage, this was built as a "Wesleyan Methodist Chapel". Since 1932 it has simply been a Methodist Church. It is a stone-built structure in traditional style with a small spire. Unaltered externally, it has been developed inside, while retaining some original features.

]]> Built in 1789, by Andrew Wilson architect and builder, with the tower added in 1849 by William Robertson. The chancel was added and interior altered in 1929. There is a small chapel at rear of church in 1994. The pulpit, font, communion table and stained glass in the chancel were all gifted in 1929. Other furnishings came from the Trinity & Alvah Church, with which the Church was united in 1994.

]]> This was built as the Commercial Bank, and banks had to look prosperous and built to last, to persuade people to put their money there, so this has all sorts of elaborate detail, bracketed architraves and a dentilled cornice. Some of the inside surviving detail is also fine. The strong-room came in handy for cells.

]]> This was originally known as Wilson?s Academy, and combined the school with the predecessor of the present Banff Museum. This is a fine classical building, with horizontal lines. It is fronted by a wide pedimented portico of six Ionic columns. The end pavilions have shallow twinned Corinthian pilasters. The building is now refitted as part of the modern Primary School.

]]> This has a majestic classical Renaissance frontage, with Corinthian portico and balustraded viewing platform above, from which, till recently, proclamations were made.? The building has all the dignity of the law.? On this site was the house of Lady Gight, whose grandson, the later Lord Byron, used to visit her here.

]]> 18th century U-plan town house, with distinctive 3-bay main frontage (facing west) with Venetian first floor window, and featuring a well-preserved, high ceilinged Drawing Room. The original house was built and occupied by George Robinson (1743 - 1827), a major player in the linen business, and a long-serving Provost of Banff.?

]]> Dating c.1676 this old merchant's house was once where multiple families shared lodgings.

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]]> Allegedly built on, or near, the site of a Carmelite burial ground this �Gothic� structure, also known as the Fife Mausoleum, houses the remains of the first five Earls of Fife (starting 1705) and other Duff family members. Situated in an extremely peaceful and picturesque location, so much so it has been used for weddings, it also contains several excellent examples of quite early Coade stone (an artificial stone), still here after more than 200 years in what is perhaps the most northerly example.

]]> Building which is a hub for the�ancient fellowship of the Freemasons.

]]> One of the oldest clubs of its type in Scotland and dating from 1772, this impressive u-plan Town House of quality benefits from a wide stone cantilevered staircase rising up to the first floor landing.

A large Venetian window spills light over an impressive drawing room.

]]> Roman Baroque head office, substantially by David Bryce from 1863, replacing sedate Adam-style villa of 1801 by Robert Reid and Richard Crichton. Magnificent views from the banking hall and upper floors to the New Town and Fife. Small Museum tells the Bank?s story from the 17C to the present day, including exhibits of old Scottish banknotes, forgeries, Scottish coins and a 17C bullion chest.

]]> Bannockburn FK7 8EY

Bannockburn House is Category A Listed and has survived largely unchanged since the 17th century, apart from a Victorian extension. After over 50 years of dormancy the house and surrounding gardens and grounds were bought by the local community in December 2017 - with help from public donations and grants from organisations including Stirling Council and the Scottish Land Fund. A dedicated group of volunteers is now breathing new life into the house and grounds with the aim of creating a community hub providing a range of activities and resources to benefit future generations. Come and discover the house's connections to centuries of history, and its links to the worldwide tartan trade.

Booking essential. Tours are by arrangement only, to book your place please go to http://www.bannockburnhouse.scot/bannockburn-house-events/ and follow the links. Anyone not booked will not be able to visit the building.

Limited disabled access

]]> The Bantaskine Boathouse on the Union Canal near Walker's bridge was built in 1991 for the Seagull Trust. The buff-coloured brick stands out against the sylvan and watery setting, with contrasting blue engineering brick margins. There are three distinctive tall, arched and dormered windows facing the canal and lighting the interior berth. The Seagull Trust operates boat tours for groups from here.

]]> Barclay Church was built in 1862-64 to the powerful Victorian Gothic design of Frederick Thomas Pilkington following an architectural competition. Heavily influenced by John Ruskin, Pilkington mixed northern medieval elements with those from Gothic architecture in France and Italy.

By skilful design, he used the tight irregular sloping site to full advantage. Externally, the 76m high steeple dominates the view from Tollcross, acting as a focus for several converging streets, and is prominent in the city�s whole southwest skyline. Indeed, the only steeple in Edinburgh that is higher is that of St Mary�s Cathedral. The exterior of the church is characterised by its multitude of gables, door openings, arches, stair-towers and window tracery, all surmounted by a highly complex roof. Internally, the vast Church Sanctuary is broadly heartshaped with an elaborate timber roof structure supported by four massive pillars. The seating is arranged in arcs at ground level and in two tiers of galleries, focused on the pulpit. The church is much admired for its wealth of decorative features, particularly the barley-sugar wood carvings to the gallery fronts, the bow-fronted marble pulpit, the stenciled decoration on the roof and the lacy gothic organ case.

]]> Barfil Farm is a 144 hectare upland farm running traditional Galloway cattle, Blackface and Castlemilk Moorit sheep, pigs and hens. Maggie Gordon and Bob Lee have always been interested in conservation and as well as rare plants and native breeds of animals they use traditional farm skills such as working with heavy horses.

The farm buildings included standings for 5 heavy horse as well as a bothy for the single ploughman. The standings have been restored using an illustration from ‘Stephens’ Book of the Farm’ as a guide as well as what remained of the woodwork, the newel stones and the cobbled floor.

]]> The new Barmulloch Residents' Centre opened in 2017 to provide flexible activity spaces to meet the needs and aspirations of local residents. Find out more about the building's innovative and sustainable design as a landmark community hub.

Principally funded by The Big Lottery Growing Community Assets Fund, the centre is designed to be highly sustainable and provide flexible activity spaces to meet the needs and aspirations of local residents.

The building uses innovative glulam timber frame construction and locally sourced sandstone, providing a thermally efficient building fabric. Air source heat pumps provide underfloor heating throughout to reduce running costs and sustain the building well into the future.

The new centre has been carefully crafted to provide a landmark hub to serve the surrounding community and its future generations.
Collective Architecture is grateful to have had such a patient and courageous client who supported our design vision throughout.

Jim Hope (Client representative for Barmulloch Community Development Company) "The building has become an icon of which the local community are immensely proud and the development of this project has vastly increased local interest and community spirit within Barmulloch".

]]> During WWII, Barnton Quarry was the home of the RAF sector operations centre for the Turnhouse Sector of 13 Group, RAF Fighter Command. From this building, Radar returns from German aircraft were triangulated and RAF fighter attacks were coordinated. After WWII, the site was developed into a Cold War Radar centre with the addition of a large underground bunker. The site is currently under restoration, but the RAF operations room of the surface WWII SOC will be open to the public.

GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

Global Connections, albeit negative ones, are the entire reason for this facility. Initially set up due to the fear of Nazi bombing during the Second World War, the facility was greatly extended and repurposed in the early 1950’s to counter the emerging Cold War threat.

ACTIVITIES

Information boards, numerous photographs, slideshows and the restoration group volunteers will share the history of the site.

Due to the active restoration public access is limited to the Ops Well but you will be able to see into the variety of rooms off this area, giving a sense of how extensive this building, and indeed the project as a whole, is.

Booking essential via bq_dod.eventbrite.co.uk

]]> Your chance to visit the Baron’s Craig Hotel, an impressive Victorian period country house, which became a hotel 100 years ago. The Hotel is blessed with a dramatic location in the village of Rockcliffe and stands in wooded countryside, enjoying spectacular views over the Solway.

]]> The Barony Colliery in Auchinleck was the last deep mine in Ayrshire. After closure, all that remained was the 'A' Frame, a unique and imposing 180 ft structure which has now been restored as a permanent reminder of the area's mining heritage.

]]> The Barony Chambers was originally the 'Old Town Hall' of the Burgh of Kirkintilloch. It replaced the ancient Tolbooth in 1815.

]]> Barra Berries Tours - The Life of a Berry

A must for any foodie and fan of Barra Berries! This doors open day, Barra Berries open their poly-tunnels for guided tours and you'll be able to hear first hand the Barra Berries Story!

Tour Length: 35 minutes
Tour Times: 9.00am : 10:00am : 11.00am : 12:00pm : 1.30pm : 2.30pm
Check-in: Just outside the Barra Berries Farm Shop

Advance booking required - Further booking method and details to follow...................watch this space.

No disabled access to the poly-tunnels.

Toilets/disabled - Barra Berries Farm Shop.

]]> BAaD is a venue, a studio, a retail space and creative hub - a multi-use creative industry units with an eclectic mix of tenants covering music, fashion, film and tech sectors. It has a unique arched roof indoor courtyard.

]]> Just west of Newton Stewart is Barraer Farm, where for many decades Mr James Taylor and his wife Helen have farmed. James Taylor has also created a significant collection of agricultural implements from Galloway’s farming past and social history – his collection maps the changes in farming over a lifetime.

James Taylor came to Barraer as a young man of 22, as a tenant farmer. As the decades passed he farmed dairy, then beef cows, then sheep. Now the owner, his interest in agricultural heritage has become an occupation.

]]> Local community fire station serving Barrhead, Neilston and Uplawmoor communities. The station has 1 main building comprised of an appliance room, offices, kitchen and gymnasium. It also has a drill tower in the rear yard. The station has 1 fire appliance and 5 watches of 5 personnel.

]]> Barrhead Men’s Shed is a place for all people to get out of their house and enjoy company. Activities include chatting with other members, reading books while enjoying a cup of tea/coffee, or taking part in other hobbies like woodwork, model making glass and stone painting.

]]> Developed by the Barrmill Conservation Group with garden walks and features of interest including a 19th century cholera pit the Deid Man's Plantin', traditional quoits pitch, history of Barrmill exhibition and an art project to celebrate 30 years of Doors Open Day.

]]> Vale Grove and Vale View (Beechgrove) Gardens created by the Barrmill Conservation Group, the Barrmill & District community Association and other volunteers, assisted by NAC Ranger Service. Features also include restored Dead Man's planting site of a 19th century cholera pit, wish trees, wishing well and doors to Elfhame. New raised beds area.

Guided walks at 11am & 2pm each day.

Treasure map competition.

Traditional Ayrshire Quoits games for children and adults.

]]> Vale Grove and Vale View (Beechgrove) Gardens created by the Barrmill Conservation Group, the Barrmill & District Community Association and other volunteers, assisted by NAC Ranger Service.

]]> Barr Soft Drinks has been making, moving, marketing and selling some of the UK’s best-loved soft drinks brands for over 140 years.

The first Barr family soft drinks business was established in Falkirk in 1875 and was soon followed by a second family business in Glasgow in 1887.

In 1901 both Barr soft drinks businesses, Robert Barr Falkirk and A.G. Barr and Co. Glasgow, jointly launched their original recipe IRON BREW.

The phonetic spelling IRN-BRU was introduced in 1947 following concern over proposed changes to food labelling regulations and IRN-BRU has since gone on to become the much loved and popular brand that it is today. Still made to its original secret recipe, IRN-BRU sits alongside our wide range of popular soft drinks brands, including Tizer, Barr’s Originals, Strathmore spring water and Rubicon. With over £50m invested across the site over the last 10 years, our Cumbernauld facility incorporates our head office, a state of the art manufacturing facility as well as a modern automated high-bay warehouse and logistics operation.

]]> Peaceful Barry Mill might be a haven of tranquility now, but it was once the beating heart of a 19th-century rural community. The water-powered mill produced oatmeal and animal feed, as well as providing work for local people, right up until 1982.

Step inside the mill and discover how engineering ingenuity provided a means to save the ‘daily grind’ of producing your own flour and meal. These ideas gave birth to the machinery of the industrial revolution. Learn how trade shifted from a bartering system to monetary exchange. See the different types of food that people have lived on over the centuries, and watch the wheel turn and machinery move every day the mill is open – just as it’s done for generations.

Barry Mill is now one of only a handful of mills powered by water. Rebuilt after a fire around 1814, it is probably the largest and finest example of its type still in operation in Scotland.

]]> Barstobrick Visitor Centre and Galloway & Southern Ayrshire Biosphere

14 years ago, Barstobrick was upland grazing, but the Austin family have brought imagination and major changes which have created a welcoming Visitor Centre. Today visitors see farming and equitation blended with native wildlife. You’ll also find a display from Scotland’s first Biosphere, in Galloway and south Ayrshire. This UNESCO designation marks out rare places with a very special combination of landscape, wildlife and culture.

On arrival you’ll see a display of modern farm machinery that has helped to make farming less labour intensive. You can pop up to the stables and meet the ponies that take visitors on tours of the landscape.

]]> Built by Dr John George Bartholomew as the Edinburgh Geographical Institute (H Ramsay Taylor) in 1911 but incorporating the Palladian portico (1824) from Falcon Hall in Morningside which had been the former Bartholomew family residence. Converted into a townhouse and 4 flats in 1997 by the Burrell Company.

]]> This A listed building was built in 1791 for General Sir Ralph Abercromby. It housed Tods Murray solicitors for nearly 150 years and is now occupied by Basil Paterson College, who are now in their 83rd year. The building retains many original features, including military motifs and panelled WC with thunderbox.

]]> At the Bayes Centre, world-leading data science and artificial intelligence teams are shaping a better future for everyone. Working with partners, we are a proving ground for data-driven innovation to solve real-world problems through scientific enquiry, inspiring design and industrial collaboration. The ?45 million building, located at the heart of the University?s Central campus, was officially opened in October 2018. The Centre?s impressive space is open in design, providing interactive places for occupants to foster relationships.

]]> BBC Aberdeen was established in October 1923 as BBC Scotland's second centre.? The original Beechgrove House was demolished in July 2000 to make way for the current building.

]]> The Grade 'B' listed, two-storey Georgian townhouse (built circa 1830) was refurbished to provide additional office space, a news room and ALBA TV studio.

]]> Let us convey you up braes and down memory Lane while you relax and enjoy the trip. Leaving from and returning to Gourock Station, you will hear about Gourock’s role in both World Wars, her long history, colourful characters, Neolithic connections and the development from small fishing village to the town we know today.

Leaving from Gourock Railway Station the tour will visit Bath Street for Granny Kempock’s Stone and St Johns Church, Darroch Park, Drumshantie, Tower Drive, Tower Hill with its fabulous views, Ashton Road, Castle Levan, Cloch Lighthouse & Lunderston Bay returning via the Royal Gourock Yacht Club Clubhouse & the Swimming Pool.

Tour approx 2 1/2 hours

With thanks to the Inverclyde Tourist Group

Please book your place on www.eventrbite.co.uk Under 'Be a tourist in your own town'

]]> Discover the heritage of Port Glasgow and Kilmacolm and view the regeneration of the area.

The Tour will start at Church Street, Port Glasgow and is a Tour of contrasts – the old and the new

In Port Glasgow we start by visiting the Comet, the stones in memory of Stanley Spencer who spent some time, as a war artist in the shipyards of Port Glasgow, and the new houses at Kingston Dock near the Town Centre. A short drive takes us to Ferguson Marine’s new shipyard then visit the grounds of historic Newark Castle. We then follow part of the Heritage Coastal Trail to Parklea and see the new modern houses at Woodhall before driving through the countryside to Kilmacolm.

Kilmacolm, with its farms, mansions, churches, Charles Rennie Mackintosh homes, Birkmyre Park & its newly opened Heritage Gallery in the Community Centre has a fascinating history and here there will be time to visit some of the open buildings, as well as enjoying a coffee or ice cream before returning to Church Street by a scenic route with wonderful views over the River Clyde.

Coach leaves Port Glasgow Bus Station.

Duration: 3 ½ hours

Tour guides provided by Inverclyde Tourist Group

Places can be booked on www.eventbrite.co.uk, look for Be a tourist in your own town, Port Glasgow

Alternatively call 01475 712032 between 9 am and 5pm, Mon - Fri.

Bus access may not be suitable for those with mobility restrictions.

]]> Back by popular demand we are reviving this popular tour from the past!

A local coach tour to visit many of Greenock’s wonderful attractions.

]]> Next door to the Beach Ball Room.

]]> Staff will be on hand at this hidden delight of a building and extensive grounds to provide information on the campus and the activities that they provide.
Beannachar occupies the former ‘Banchory House’, extended and re-designed in 1837 by celebrated local architect John Smith.
Within the campus there are several other buildings which might be of interest: Rose House, winner of the Kincardineshire and Deeside award for the best new building in 1994; a turf-roofed, wood-framed straw-bale Games Room; a load-bearing straw-bale building currently under construction which will become our new office; the site of an ancient ‘motte and bailey’ castle, and Pictish stones, originally from Dunnicaer. Not forgetting the beautiful grounds comprising woodland, farmland, lawns, sports field and a wonderful walled garden with flowers, vegetables, fruit and herbs.

]]> New purpose built school building, completed in 2009, on the site of former St Andrew's (Notre Dame) College. Building may be new but the school celebrates its centenary this year. The original school (Now Bearsden Primary School) is at Bearsden Cross.

]]> Bearsden Baptist Church was originally Maxholme House (1872) and is part of the Antonine Wall (UNESCO world heritage site), the church is situated near to the site of the Roman Baths. Working with the Antonine Wall project to develop this area, the church has Roman ramparts in its grounds. The building itself was extended in 2003 by Davis Duncan Architects.

This year the gardens will be open and a completed roman mosaic will be available to view with the history of the building and gardens on display. Come Create - family creative arts club - will be on in the afternoon. The café will also be open for people to come and enjoy the surroundings.

]]> 1863 saw the opening of the railway to Milngavie. The only intermediate station on the branch at the time was given the name 'Bearsden'. The walk takes in some of the earliest parts of the area which expanded to form the town we know today.

]]> Bearsden Hub opened in 2016. The building houses a library, archive stores, community halls and council offices.

This Year come and join us for a display of archives and local studies material with a house history theme, plus get advice on tracing the history of your own house. We'll also have a children's treasure hunt around the library.

]]> Bearsden Primary school is a blonde sandstone building situated at Bearsden Cross. The building, which was opened in August 1911 was originallly known as New Kilpatrick Higher Grade School. In 1919 it became Bearsden Academy and in 1958 Bearsden Primary School.

]]> The Roman Bath House at Roman Road, Bearsden is the most outstanding Roman building to be seen above ground in the whole of Scotland. It contains remains of the full range of facilities to be found in a conventional Roman bath house, comprising Changing Room, Cold Room (Frigidarium), Cold Plunge Bath, Warm Room (Tepidarium), Hot Room (Caldarium), Hot Plunge Bath, Sauna and Latrine.

]]> Built as a Free Church. Particularly imposing tower made even more dramatic by the open upper stage below the spire. Very fine stained glass.

]]> Built 1807-10 to replace Auld Kirk, extended in 1885. 'Heritor' Gothic T-plan church with prominent tall five-stage tower. Interior woodwork of note by craftsmen employed in local furniture industry. Imposing organ, and stained glass by Gordon Webster. Chancel alterations now include some items from former Trinity Church.Major renovation of the church tower and changes in the interior have been completed since the 2018 Doors Open Day.

]]> On site of original parish church. A church was built c.1590 with later 18th century extensions. The 1590 church was demolished in 1810-11 when a new church was built up the hill. Part of the 18th century extensions and belfry were retained with the burial ground, which contains some original gravestones. Plaque marks links with Rev John Witherspoon, a signatory to the US Declaration of Independence and parish minister in 1745-57.

]]> Mr and Mrs Dickson lived in an old, draughty property in Beith for over 30 years before deciding to demolish it and rebuild a brand new air-tight and energy efficient home. The property will be 3 years old this October and throughout the project, the Dickson's lived in a caravan in their back garden.

The family incorporated many renewable technologies along with energy efficiency measures in the home. There is no central heating system in the property because Mr and Mrs Dickson over specified many aspects of the property, including the walls which are thicker than the required standard to allow more insulation and air flow. There is a 12kW wood burning stove in the main living area which is used in winter and this is able to heat a lot of the property.

They have a 4kW Solar Photovoltaic system. This consists of 16 panels situated on a South-facing roof. Mr and Mrs Dickson have adapted their lifestyle slightly to optimise their solar panels, including using the bulk of their electricity during the day when they are generating electricity.

They also installed an internal Air Source Heat Pump to heat their hot water. This works well in the property because there are few variations in room temperature and it is higher than outside temperatures. The heat pump is accompanied by a 300 litre hot water tank. There is an LCD control display but the couple opt to manually turn on the water heating in the afternoon for a few hours. Because the tank is fully insulated, it is able to retain heat very well and if the shower is used in the morning, it still needs to be mixed with cold water because it is too hot!

]]> Classic Georgian building with attractive belfry, funded by public subscriptions and opened 1817 to replace earlier building. Ground floor reopened by Beith Cultural and Heritage Society April 2011 as an Information and Heritage Centre.

Exhibition: Beith town from 1911 - 2017.

]]> Built 1816 with churchyard to replace 1761 bulding on a different site, re-built 1910, became Roman Catholic place of worship 1921.

]]> Site of locally endowed advanced school designed by James Sellars, opened 1888 and demolished in 1984. The landscaped grounds were laid out by the Earl of Eglinton's head gardener.

Since 2010 grounds have been sensitively restored by Friends of Spiers / Spiers Trust / North Ayrshire Council partnership.

The restored Coronation garden dating from 1953 was formally reopened in 2013.

Wide range of animal and plant species, including a specimen Dawn Redwood from China planted in 1953.

The Ballochmyle red sandstone entrance gates and walls on Barmill Road continue to be listed.

]]> Site of locally endowed advanced school designed by James Sellars, opened 1888 and demolished in 1984. The landscaped grounds were laid out by the Earl of Eglinton's head gardener. Since 2010, grounds sensitively restored by Friends of Spiers/Spiers Trust/North Ayrshire Council Partnership. The restored Coronation garden dating from 1953 was formally reopened in 2013.

]]> Former brewery Belhaven House was until recently, vacant and considered one of Perth’s most ‘at risk’ buildings. Now re-energised, it is a bright and welcoming space for those attending Children’s Hearings.

]]> Bellahouston Demonstration Garden is a unique resource within the Glasgow City Council Allotment portfolio where educational establishments and specific needs groups can participate in delivering outdoor learning experiences and horticulture therapy within a safe and secure walled garden setting.

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]]> The garden is a unique place for schools, groups and the wider community to learn and grow. Discover how this safe and secure walled garden setting is improving health and participation as well as providing locally-grown seasonal produce.

This is a unique opportunity to gain access to a site and experience for yourself the benefits of being part of the garden brings to client user groups and the wider community and for clients to engage with a wider audience and demonstrate how the garden has a positive impact on their lives by increasing activity levels, offering opportunity for peer group development, creating community cohesion, individual resilience and increasing opportunities for sharing best practice and knowledge. The opportunity to gain access to locally grown seasonal produce is also a key feature of this project.

Booking not required

]]> After the first successful urban community right to buy campaign, Action Porty reopened the former Portobello Old Parish Church in June 2018 as Bellfield, a new community hub for Portobello just steps from the sea. Constructed in 1809 to designs by William Sibbald, the former church has been a special site of community activity for over two centuries, as a place to celebrate and mourn, and to meet, dance and play.

GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

As a former church, Bellfield has gravestones tied to the Scottish diaspora and memorials dedicated to local residents who fought and fell in wars abroad.

ACTIVITIES

At 15:00 there will be a talk on the community right to buy process and how Bellfield has developed over two years of community ownership.

At 16:00 a heritage walk led by Portobello Heritage Trust will depart from Bellfield.

We will also be hosting a café by donation and information tables for the various classes, workshops and activities offered at Bellfield.

https://www.bellfield.scot/

]]> Listed Category A. 1798 John Baxter Edinburgh. Pedimented, porticoed classical church dominating The Square, replacing the old Bellie Parish church at Roman Camp. Restrained galleried interior mainly lit by clear glass. Alterations in the 1880's probably include the Greek key pattern detailing to the galleries. Copies of original drawings displayed within the church building.

]]> Find out about life in a busy fire station with tours of the fire station and fire engines and information on rescue techniques. Meet the fire service personnel and find out about fire safety.

Please note: fire engines may be unavailable at times as this is a working station.

]]> Originally the Bothwell Parish Chambers, the building was constructed in 1908 to a Mackintosh-influenced design by John Gibb Morton of 121 St Vincent Street, Glasgow.

]]> Built in 1896 as Aberdeen's Trades Hall the first film was shown in this building two years after it was built. It became a permanent cinema in 1910 as the Coliseum and was renamed the New Kinema in 1921. It became the Belmont Cinema after a refurbishment in 1935. It closed in 1953 and became a warehouse until it was reopened as a cinema in 2000.

]]> Classical Georgian mansion with all the design features expected of the finest houses of its period. The symmetrical frontage, quadrant walls, twin pavilions and formally laid out gardens, are all unique in the Northern Isles. Internally much of the fine detailing survives. A category A listed building, the house has been faithfully restored by The Belmont Trust. BOOKING ESSENTIAL.

Credit photograph to Mark Sinclair (Phatsheep)

]]> Belville Community Garden is an urban greenspace loved by the local residents, offering community growing opportunities with an award winning biodiversity garden.

]]> It was in 1893 when the Grantown branches of the YMCA and TWCA decided to build a suitable hall for the various meetings of both associations. by 1896 the fund had only reached £800 and it was decided to broaden the appeal and persuade the people of Grantown to make it the town's permanent memorial of the Diamond Jubilee - a scheme that met the approval of the townspeople and Queen Victoria's "most cordial approvial". The foundation stone was laid on the Diamond Jubilee day of June 22 1897.

A well received workshop was held in the fiddler's cafe in the YM community centre commonly known as 'The Institute'.

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